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2008 Volkswagen RABBIT Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	675926
Internal NHTSA #	10228354
Manufacurer	VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	RABBIT
Model Year	2008
File date	19/05/08
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I bought volkswagen rabbit 2008 model two months ago, and less than 4,500 miles the oxygen sensor wire ripped yesterday while driving. I took the car straight to the dealership. This morning i received a phone call telling me that the cut was due to an animal!! (so it wouldn't be covered by the warranty). I look at this wire just before dropping the car at vw, and concluded either a manufacturer defect (assembly plan, manufacturing...). I was furious at their conclusion, because this could be due to a lot of factors (definitely not an animal!), but vw america must have instructed their dealership to conclude in this way. Because the same thing happened to my daughter 2008 vw jetta (same engine but 2 weeks older than mine), and her vw dealer (different than mine) concluded it was an animal. I strongly doubted that, but conceded it could happen (i never saw the broken o2 sensor in her car;) but when saw mine, i knew it was not an animal: no chewing mark, no marks around the spot denoting the presence of any animal. I have a mechanical engineering degree with 7 years experience at a shop working mostly on german cars. I was surprised to have to doubt the integrity of vw america, but they did not give me other avenue to discuss this matter, it is: we say so and you have to pay.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	4400
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	READING, PA
VIN pattern	WVWDB71K08WXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
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Vehicle speed	15
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Location of tire code
Type of tire failure code
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Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
Dealer's name	VISION VOLKSWAGEN
Dealer's telephone number	(610) 777-6500
Dealer's city	LEESPORT
Dealer's state code	PA
Dealer's ZIP code	19533

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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2008 Volkswagen RABBIT Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Volkswagen RABBIT Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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